Type-writing machine.



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J. D. McUUY.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICAHUN FILED NOV. 8. HI].

Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

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TYPE WRHING MACHW APPLMHQN man NOV. 8. 1911.

Patented Jan. 7 1919.

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m v v LEDGER .L ITED STATES JAMES D. MiZCOY 013 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIi N TJR T63 UNIJERWUOOD TYPE- WRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y". A CQRPQRATION DF DELAWARE.

TYPE-WRITING MACHLWE,

Application filed November 8. 19H.

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Patented Jan. 7', 1919.

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a' ken from right ng: from front This View ill '8 l w wit collate the sheets. For this purpose, there is provided a collating table 11, which 'is supported so that its lower edge 12 is close to the platen 1 at the front thereof. This enabybles the table to form a practical continua- 0a the table 11,

table 11 is secured. The means of securing the table 11 to the frame 14 includes setscrews 15, which are inset in depressions 16 provided in the supporting surface of the table, to permit free travel of the sheets over the surface of the table.

against fixed gages 17 The first or lowermost sheet in the pack, which is generally the ledger sheet and the longest, may be positioned on the table 11, so that its leading edge is brought up rovided on the upper edges of the table 11, the back of the table being cut away at its central portion to form separated supporting surfaces. hen the ledger sheet 1s placed upon the table 11, one or both of a pair of clamps 18 and 19 may be brought into engagement with the work-sheet, so as to hold it on the table 11. These clamps merely grip the work-sheet to the table, and preferably do not perforate or puncture it.

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Each of the clips or clamps 18, 19 is pivotally mounted on a rail 20, so that it can be swung from an inactive position, illustrated in Fig. 5. to an active position, illustrated in The clip may be locked in its two positions of adjustment by means of a roller 21. which is forced into engagement with the rail 20 by means oi a spring 22. When the clip is in its active 21 engages in a groove 23 extending lengthwise of the rail 20. The grooves 23 extend along the entire length of the rails 20, and are so placed relatively to the rollers 21 that the clips 18, 19 will be the collating table by the springs 22 when the rolls 21 engage the grooves 23. The grooves 26 enable the Clips to be adjusted along the rails, and thus adjusted hncally relatively to several worksheets.

Each clip 18, 19 includes a slide 24, upon which the roller 21 and spring 22 are supported. This slide 24, in turn, supports an arm 25 to which a bracket 26 is secured.

The bracket 26 forms a mounting for a roller or other siritable pressure device 27, which directly engages the work-sheet or sheets and ho ds them temporarily in position ml the table 11. The clip 18, 19 may be provided with a finger-grip 28, whereby it is swim between active and inactive positions. T 1e arm 25 of each-clip may be arched to avoid the side-gages or guides 25 of the table 11, so that the ressure device 27 may properiy engage worli-shects on the table 11 while the rails 20 are located below the top edges of the sides of the table. This makes a compact structure.

To determine the positions of the succeeding worksheets after the first, which in the present case is shown the ledger sheet, there may be provided on the ledger sheet a series of. indications 29, which correspond to the several lines of typewriting. The other sheets may be provided withmorresponding indications. or their positions may be deter mined by bringing their leading edges in register with the indications on the ledger sheet. To take care of the assembling of the succeeding work-sheets, and in some cases the first work-sheet, a leading-e. ge gage 30 is provided. This may be slidingly mounted for adjustment up and down upon one of the rails 20. There may be one of these gages 30 on each side of the table 11 if desired. The gage 30 is mounted on lhe rail 20 similarly to the clips 18 and 19, so that it can be swung about its supporting rail between active and. inactive positions, and can also he slid along the raii for different gaging positions. The gage 30 has a structure some what similar to that oil the clips 18 and 19. and is provided with a. springpressed rolllock similar to tin lock 21, The position of the gage 30 may be determined by means of a scale 31 inscribed upon the adjacent side of the table 11. The gage 30 may co operate with either side-gage. 25 to square the sheet to the platen.

"lhc clips 18 and 19 may be used for indi- Gators as welt as clips, and are pointed for this purpose. They may be adiusted to the lot number or 'othcr indication provided either on the worksheet or sheets, or the side of the table.

The work -.shects are assembled by placing them one at a time upon the platen 1 after the pressure feed rolls have been released, and drawing them up difi'erent distances over the table 11. T he longest sheet. may be used as a for the other sheets, by bringin its leading edge up against one of the fixed 17. If this sheet is not long enough to remain upon. the platen 1 and still reach the fixed page 17, its position nay be determined with the aid of the scale 31 (u on gage 25) and the auxiliary adjustable ga 30. The other sheets may be piaccd upon the platen 1 with the interleaved carbon sheets and drawn up ditlerent distance across the table 11. so a to bring the next line to written on on the several sheets in superposed register with each other. The clips 18, 19 may be shifted to engage the sheets seriatim and hence used inn:

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' l I! w n iirllf ("All llm prm'lm l'li f llllllfii-lw lion of tin to snill tai -i Guinljillfiiliii] with a revolubln a feed-roll, of a relatively fixed collating table mounted at the delivery side of the platen in a position to serve for collating the work-sheets thereon while they extend between the platen and feedroll. and means shiftable from sheet to sheet to wil crate with said table to detain each newly collated sheet without. releasing the previously collated sheets, said means :olnplising a releasable clip mounted upon said tnble to be adjustable to all positions. at work sheets along said table.

6. The combination with a platen, of a collating-table havinw a side gage and mounted to travel with said platen and arranged in juxtaposition to the upper front.

platen having of said platen, so as to collate worksheets while said work-sheets are on said platen, a fixed leading-edge gage on said table for co operating with certain of said work-sheets, and an adjustable gage movable in the direction of travel of work-sheets and universal to the length of said table in the. dire tion of travel of said Work-sheets, said adjustable gage cooperating with said side gage and si'ipplen'ienting said lined gage in collating Work-sheets with their leading edges at different positions along the travel of work-sheets on said table; said table pro vided with means for detaining the sheets as they are collated to said leading edge gages.

7. The combination with a platen, of a collating-table cooperating with said platen to assemble work-sheets for said platen, a rail mounted on said table, a i-lip slidingly and pivotally mounted on said rail to tom porarily hold work-sheets on said table while being collated, and a gage For said worksheets slidiugly and pivotally mounted on said rail to move between active and inactive positions, and to dill'ei'eut active positions along said rail, and in the direc tion of movement. of worksheets on said table.

8. The combination with a revoinole platen having a feed-roll, of a relatively fixed collating table mounted at the delivery side of the p aten in a position to serve for collating the Work-sheets thereon while they extend between the platen and feed-roll, means shiftnble from sheet to sheet to eooperate with said table to detain each newly collated sheet without releasing the. previously collated shots, said means e0mprising a leasable clip mounted upon said table to be djustable to all positions of work sheets along said table, and an indicator for aiding o locate the work-sheets upon the table.

9. The combination with a revoluble platen having a. feed-roll, of a relatively fixed eellaltin table mounted at. the delivery side of the p a n in asgosition to serve for collating t e workeats thereon, a side gage for said taolo, an adjustable leading-end gage for said iahle against which to ga the leading end of a. sheet while it exten s between the platen and feed-roll, and releasable means to cooperate with said table to rtluflllf sgninst ed wise movement the Sheets as they arr collated one by one thereon.

to. The. combination with a revoluble platen having a i'eed roll, of a relatively lined collating table mounted at the delivery side of the platen in a position to serve for collating the worksheets thereon, a side gage for said table, an adjustable leading-end age for said table against which to go a the leading end of a sheet While it exten s between the platen and feed-roll, and releasable means to cooperate with said table to secure against edgewise movement the sheets as they are collated one by one thereon, said adjustable gage being mounted for movement out. of working position.

11. The combination with a revoluble platen having a feedroll, of a relatively fixed collating table mounted at the delivery side of the platen in a position to serve for eollnting the work-sheets thereon, a side go for said table, an adjustable leading end gage tor said table against. which to gage the h' I end of a. sheet. while it extends ilaten and feed-roll, and releasate with said table to nine movement the sheets ed one by one thereon, said gen mounted at one side of wnnent out of working posi- Mting table being also provided at ll ule. thereof with a permanent leading lge gage.

12. The eolnbination with a revoluble platen having a feed-roll, of a relatively fixed collating table mounted at the delivery side of the platen in a position to serve for rollal log the work-sheets thereon, a side gage for said able, an adjustable leading-end gage for said tal le against which to gage the leading end oi sheet. while it extends between the. platen lad feed-roll, said leading-edge age being mounted at one side of said table and movable. out of working posi tion, and said table being provided at the other side thereof with a permanent leadinge-dgr. gage. and a clip to cooperate with said table to hold the sheets against edge-wise tion ant 5 movement. said clip releasable to permit advanoc of the sheets.

13. The combination with a. revolublo platen having a feed-roll, of a, relatively fixed collating table mounted at the delivery side of the platen in a position to serve for collatirm the worksheets thereon while the extend lietweim said platen and feed-roll, a side-ed e gage for side of t is table. for clipping the sheet or sheets thereon while the sheets Meet-various positions between the top and bottom of said table, means at one.

the platen, and independently operable sheetslidingly mounted on said rail, and means clipping means mounted at the other side of to cooperate with said clip to enable it to the tab all of said sheet-clipping means hold the sheets against the table and to slide cooperative with said table to hold. the sheets along; said rail while in engagement with th s against edgewise movement, and also releaseets.

able to ermit advance of the sheets. 16. The combination with a revoluble e combination with a revolulole platen having a feed-roll, of a relatively tpnltaten having a, feed-roll, of a relatively fixed collatin table mounted at the delivery ed collating table mounted at the delivery side of the p a'ten in a position to serve for s1de of the p aten in position to serve for collating the work-sheets thereon while the collating the work-sheets thereon while they extend between the platen and feed-roll, and extend between the platen and feed-roll, means shiftable from sheet to sheet to coand means to coiiperate with said table to operate with said table to detain each newly hold one or more sheets against advance collated sheet without releasing the previmovement upon said table while another ously collated sheets, said means comprising sheet is being collated thereon, said ootipera pair of independently releasable clips ative means including a plurality of clips mounted at opposite sides of the table, each mounted at the sides of said table to hold to be adjustable independently of the other the sheets against edgewise movement and to all positions of Work-sheets along said each releasable to permit the introduction of table. a sheet while the other clip or clips hold 17. The combination with a revoluble the previously placed sheet or sheets, and platen and a feed-roll therefor, of a, colalso to permit advance of the sheets. lfltillf table relatively fixed and mounted at 15. The combination with a revoluble the d platen having a feed-roll, of a relatively provided with a permanent leading-edge fixed collating table mounted at the delivery gage t0 gage sheets which extend between side of the platen in position to serve for the platen and feed-roll, and a second gage collating work-sheets thereon while they exmounted on said table between said permatend between the platen and feed-ro]l, means nent gage and the platen, said second gage to cooperate with said table and movable ing mounted for movement to an inefiecto engage a work-sheet newly collated theretive position, and adjustable relatively to on w ile detaining a sheet or sheets previ-' the printing line on the platen.

ously collated upon said table, said means JAMES D. MoOOY. including a rail extending along said table Witnesses:

in the direction of movement of said work HELEN F. HARVEY,

sheets across said table, and a collating clip Osonn FRANK STu'rsoN.

elivery side of the platen, said table 

